science fiction novels by Philip Williams

I am pleased to announce that Book 5 in The Griffin Series is midway through completion. The events in Book 5 take place 16 years after A Path of Majesty.

The planet Galzeki is nearly in ruins. The Imperial war machine has halted its advance and the reclamation engines are grinding to a halt. But a dark lord is arising in the chaos, seizing control of the slave markets and speeding the planet's descent into genocide.

Ka'vaelus visits his old allies on Archiva with a Call to Arms. Garrand and Vailetta are raising a son alongside the precognitive pandas they rescued in Book 4. Is the boy ready to take on the challenge of saving a planet?

I'm pleased to announce that I have finally come to terms with the fact that *the giant project that I have worked on for years and years* has come of age. I have wrung my hands over and over for the last two months, wondering what oh what will I do now? It has been a painful process, watching my babies move into the world of "published novels." I have stopped obsessively tracking sales on Amazon. I have stopped carrying copies of the book around with me, just in case someone wants one.

Yes, I leave them in the car now. If you want one, I'll have to walk to the parking lot and get you one. You can swipe my Square reader and ta dah... Okay, so baby steps here admittedly, but you'd be surprised how many I sell sight unseen when someone hears I've written a book.

But I have accepted that Garrand and Sid must face their battles now without me. I have been blessed with fantastic readers, solid sales, and wonderful reviews. I hope to keep pushing the novels to a wider audience across the world, but for now the words, the characters, and the stories stand for themselves.

So the good news is I'm writing the next novel. Not just poking around at my notes, or jotting down scraps of dialogue but really writing. And it's amazing how happy it makes me to be getting into the thick of it again!

So without further ado, I have begun story boards for Book 5 in The Griffin universe. And that's all I'm going to tell you for now...

There is a wonderful feeling after you publish the last book in a long series. It lasts about two and a half minutes. Then there is a terrible feeling that feels like it will stretch into eternity. A giant gaping void where the Big Project used to exist. There was always something new that needed doing. Another book to edit, another set of proofs to study, covers to design, back of book material to compose... A million problems to solve and decisions to make. The list seemed endless and all-consuming. And then suddenly I finished everything. Nothing left to fix. Nothing left to work on. Just that all-elusive glow of completion which feels like a brief ray of sunshine followed by dark, ominous clouds of Now What...

The four books of The Griffin Series are published. Now I must start The Next Big Thing. It's tough to start from scratch. It's daunting, scary, and bewildering. Must roll up sleeves and begin. Or maybe after I have one more glass of wine...

To celebrate the release of Book 4 in The Griffin Series I am starting a major promotion on March 5. Book 2 The Dreams of Men and Pandas will be offered in a countdown promotion for 5 days. The novel will be half price for the first 47 hours of the promotion.

Thanks to the big promotion I'm running this weekend, Ashes of Honor is #1 in Science Fiction on Amazon. Thanks for the awesome support guys and girls! Don't forget, The Dreams of Men and Pandas is in a Countdown Sale right now.

Mini Descriptions

Ashes of HonorA soldier cast out by the empire he once served becomes the unlikely protector of 37 giant pandas who see the future in their dreams.

The Dreams of Men and PandasThe Tchelakov 37 learn to trust their new guardians. Garrand slowly learns the truth about his remarkable cargo. Imperial forces intensify their search for Destiny's Needle.

The Dragon's PriceGarrand and Sid struggle to recover what has been lost. Barrett and the Imperials seek to reassure their new guests. Vailetta begins to have doubts about her mission.

A Path of MajestyGarrand and Sid embark on a risky mission to find the Thief of Ships. The Gambor make a fateful decision. Two captains attack Barrett's stronghold on Wyx.